Numbers 11 · Verse 28

Numbers 11:28

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
Numbers 11:28, King James Version

Numbers 11:28 in other translations

BSBJoshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”
WEBJoshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered, “My lord Moses, forbid them!”
ASVAnd Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
YLTAnd Joshua son of Nun, minister of Moses, one of his young men, answereth and saith, ‘My lord Moses, restrain them.'
DARBYAnd Joshua the son of Nun, the attendant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them!
BBEThen Joshua, the son of Nun, who had been Moses' servant from the time when he was a child, said, My lord Moses, let them be stopped.
WebsterAnd Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord, Moses, forbid them.

What does Numbers 11:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 11:26-29

26-29. But there remained two of the men in the camp--They did not repair with the rest to the tabernacle, either from modesty in shrinking from the assumption of a public office, or being prevented by some ceremonial defilement. They, however, received the gifts of the Spirit as well as their brethren. And when Moses was urged to forbid their prophesying, his answer displayed a noble disinterestedness as well as…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 My lord Moses, forbid them - How often have I blindly done What zealous Joshua did, Impatient to the rulers run, And cried, "My lords, forbid! Silence the schismatics, constrain Their thoughts with ours t' agree, And sacrifice the souls of men To idol unity!"

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 11:24-30

We have here the fulfilment of God's word to Moses, that he should have help in the government of Israel. He gave of his Spirit to the seventy elders. They discoursed to the people of the things of God, so that all who heard them might say, that God was with them of a truth. Two of the elders, Eldad and Medad, went not out unto the tabernacle, as the rest, being sensible of their own weakness and unworthiness. But…

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Numbers 11:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answeredH6030
יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
בִּן\־bin-[the] son ofH1121
נ֗וּןNunNunH5126
מְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.Ret[the] servant ofH8334
מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehMosesH4872
מִבְּחֻרָ֖יוmi.be.chu.Ravfrom youth<s> hisH979
וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559
אֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiO lord myH113
מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872
כְּלָאֵֽם\׃ke.la.'Emrestrain themH3607

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Cross references for Numbers 11:28

  • Luke 9:49-50

    And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.

  • Mark 9:38-40

    And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is on our part.

  • John 3:26

    And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

  • Joshua 1:1

    Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,

  • Exodus 33:11

    And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

  • Exodus 17:9

    And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Joshua.
Ex 17:9
My Lord.
Mr 9:38,39; Lu 9:49,50; Joh 3:26

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Context

  • Numbers 11:27

    And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

  • Numbers 11:28

    And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

  • Numbers 11:29

    And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!

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Numbers 11:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces respondió Josué hijo de Nun, ministro de Moisés, uno de sus mancebos, y dijo: Señor mío Moisés, impídelos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Josué, fils de Nun, qui servait Moïse, l’un de ses jeunes gens, répondit et dit: Mon seigneur Moïse, empêche-les.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Josua, der Sohn Nuns, der Diener Moses, einer von seinen Jünglingen, antwortete und sprach: Mein Herr Mose, wehre ihnen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Statim Josue filius Nun, minister Moysi, et electus e pluribus, ait: Domine mi Moyses, prohibe eos.